1985.52.2779

Collection type

Object

Description

Amulet, triangular shaped paper souvenir flag printed with a picture of Our Lady of Hal with painted details in colour, attached to a wooden pole. [RB 30/08/2012]

Long description

Amulet, triangular shaped paper souvenir flag printed with a picture of Our Lady of Hal with painted details in colour, attached to a wooden pole. There are three printed inscriptions around the border of the flag, each in two languages - French and Dutch. The first reads: 'Cette banniere a touche l'image miraculeuse de N.-D. de Hal.' [This banner has touched the miraculous image of Our Lady of Hal]. The second reads: 'Ici repose les balles de N.-D. de Hal.' And the third reads: 'L'image miraculeuse de la Sainte-Vierge Marie repose dans la ville de Hal depuis 1276.' The flag is printed with an image in black and then painted with details in colour. The image depicts Our Lady of Hal in the top left hand corner with cherub figures beneath her. Moving left to right, there is a tree, a house, a sun, and a crowd of people carrying the ?'miraculous image' of Our Lady of Hal. [RB 30/08/2012]

Geographical reference

Belgium

Europe > Western Europe > Belgium

Halle

Person

Field collector Unknown Collector

PRM source Wellcome Institute

PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1931

Date collected

By 1931

Acquisition information

Transferred: 1985

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed, Process Painted

Dimensions

Height: max 410 mm, Width: max 280 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1985.52.2779 Other numbers: 4687

Search terms: Religion, Insignia, Figure, Writing, Amulet, Religious Object, Flag, Inscription